Three states enacted policies to restrict access to gender-affirming care for autistic trans youth. Missouri repealed its policy, and legal action is expected against Georgia's law.
it from taking effect. It would have required physicians to determine if a patient has autism and that symptoms from any mental health issues have been “treated and resolved.”in response to the attorney general’s order, and is in the process of formulating what actions it will take as more states adopt legislation and other methods restricting access to gender-affirming care.
Emerson Gray, a transmasculine genderqueer person living in Madison County, Illinois — a short drive away from Missouri — was diagnosed with autism as a child. When he saw the, he started looking for a new doctor to replace the St. Louis physician who has been prescribing his HRT. Doctors may misunderstand the needs of gender-diverse neurodivergent children who have unique communication styles and interpret their gender identity differently, the guidelines say.
Taylor-Parker said concerns about autistic autonomy are not only not new, but are not limited to gender and gender expression.
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